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Three Days of Digital Rights at #FIFAfrica20! One Day Down, Two to Go!
#FIFAfrica20 | Day Two: Tuesday, 29 September 2020 The seventh edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) kicked off on a high with the first day commemorating the International Day...
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Report: The State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2020
#FIFAfrica20 | Today, September 29, 2020, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has released a new report, State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2020. The...
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Three Days of Digital Rights at #FIFAfrica20! Two Day Down, One to Go!
#FIFAfrica20 | Day two of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2020 (FIFAfrica20) has wound down, with yet more engagement, experience sharing, skills building, assembly of thought leadership,...
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Extension: Apply To Participate in Disinformation and Human Rights Online...
Call for Applications | We are pleased to announce an open call for applicants to participate in a Disinformation and Human Rights Online Training series run by the Collaboration on International ICT...
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How Lack of Access to Information and ICTs has fueled Disinformation in Malawi
By Jimmy Kainja | The spread of false or misleading information online is due to various reasons. A recent BBC study on fake news in Africa found that sharing news online can be socially validating;...
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#WomenAtWebUg Media Masterclass and Reporting Grant Programme
Announcement | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is pleased to announce the Women At Web Uganda (#WomenAtWebUg) Masterclass and Reporting Grant...
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Tanzania Tramples Digital Rights in Fight Against Covid-19
CIPESA Writer | Since the first case of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was announced in Tanzania on March 16, 2020, the government has been in the spotlight for its handling of the pandemic. It has...
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African Civic Tech and COVID-19: Five Emerging Trends
By Melissa Zisengwe | Africa has a growing civic tech community that focuses on issues such as accountability and transparency, data journalism, citizen participation, and public services monitoring....
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Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) Awards USD 138,000 to Initiatives...
By Ashnah Kalemera | In its third round, the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) has awarded USD 138,000 to 11 initiatives responding to the digital rights fallout from the fight against the coronavirus...
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CIPESA to Participate in IGF 2020 Session on Universal Design and Digital...
IGF 2020 | Accessibility and Universal Design are directly linked to the amplification of inequality and disadvantage of persons with disabilities through digital transformations. In order to leverage...
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CIPESA to Participate In IGF 2020 Session on Building Inclusive Digital...
IGF 2020 | Over the past few decades, the rapid adoption of digital technologies has transformed how people engage with one another socially, politically, and economically. This transition is...
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Civil Society Groups Denounce the European Union’s Involvement in...
Open Letter | The increasing involvement of foreign entities in undermining democracy and respect for human rights in the digital sphere in Africa is widely documented. Whereas these schemes have...
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Regulating Freedom of Association Amidst the Covid-19 Response in South Africa
By Tusi Fokane | The global infodemic accelerated in part by the Covid-19 pandemic has raised important debates on how best to respond to the proliferation of false and misleading information online....
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New Tax on Online Services A Threat to Internet Freedom in Mauritius?
By Thomas Robertson | Under the premise of Covid-19 austerity measures, the government of Mauritius passed a new tax on digital services in August 2020. The “Liability to Value Added Tax on Digital and...
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Universal Peer Review: Mozambique Should Guarantee Digital Rights
By Edrine Wanyama | In April 2021, Mozambique’s human rights record will be assessed under the Universal Peer Review (UPR) process at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The assessment will need...
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CIPESA Endorses GSMA Principles to Drive Digital Inclusion of Persons With...
By CIPESA Writer | Today, the GSMA, a group that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, has launched the ‘Principles for Driving the Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities’,...
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Highlights of The African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA) Work Advancing...
By CIPESA Writer | The African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA), a coalition of civil society organisations from around the continent, has racked up various joint interventions to advance digital rights...
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Vodacom Outshines MTN in Efforts to Serve Persons With Disabilities in South...
By CIPESA Writer | South Africa has a national disability prevalence rate of about 7.5%, which represents approximately 2.87 million persons with disability. According to the Marginalised Groups...
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How Uganda’s Fight Against Covid-19 is Hurting Digital Rights Amidst a...
By Apolo Kakaire | The outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) could not have come at a worse time for Uganda, as the country prepares for what is being referred to as a “scientific election”, where...
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Civil Society Organisations Call For a Full Integration of Human Rights in...
Press Release | The Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development (the Principles), the creation of which was facilitated by the World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative...
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